Muslim conquest of the Levant

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The Muslim conquest of the Levant was a 7th-century series of campaigns in which early Islamic armies defeated Byzantine forces and brought Syria, Palestine, and surrounding regions under Muslim rule.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 7th-century conflict ⓘ
Islamic conquest ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
belligerent Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Ghassanids ⓘ
Rashidun Caliphate ⓘ
cause expansionist policy of the Rashidun Caliphate ⓘ
weakening of the Byzantine Empire after wars with the Sasanian Empire ⓘ
commander Abu Bakr ⓘ
linked to: Abu Bakr al-Siddiq

Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah ⓘ
Amr ibn al-As ⓘ
Heraclius ⓘ
Khalid ibn al-Walid ⓘ
Umar ibn al-Khattab ⓘ
Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan ⓘ
conflictWith Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Ghassanid Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Ghassanids
endTime c. 638 ⓘ
era 7th century ⓘ
followedBy Muslim conquest of Armenia ⓘ
Muslim conquest of Egypt ⓘ
historicalPeriod Rashidun Caliphate ⓘ
keyBattle Battle of Ajnadayn ⓘ
Battle of Fahl ⓘ
Battle of Marj al-Saffar ⓘ
Battle of Yarmouk ⓘ
Siege of Damascus (634) ⓘ
Siege of Jerusalem (636–637) ⓘ
location Byzantine Palestine ⓘ
Byzantine Syria ⓘ
Levant ⓘ
linked to: Levant region
partOf Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ
early Muslim conquests ⓘ
precededBy Ridda wars ⓘ
linked to: Ridda Wars
religiousContext early Islam ⓘ
result Muslim victory ⓘ
collapse of Byzantine rule in most of the Levant ⓘ
incorporation of the Levant into the Rashidun Caliphate ⓘ
spread of Islam in Syria and Palestine ⓘ
significance beginning of long-term Arabization of the Levant ⓘ
major turning point in Byzantine–Arab relations ⓘ
shift of control of the Levant from Byzantine Christian rule to Muslim rule ⓘ
startTime c. 634 ⓘ
territory Jordan ⓘ
Lebanon ⓘ
Palestine ⓘ
Syria ⓘ
northern Arabia ⓘ
southern Anatolia ⓘ

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Rashidun Caliphate → significantEvent → Muslim conquest of the Levant ⓘ
Muslim conquest of Egypt → precededBy → Muslim conquest of the Levant ⓘ
Roman–Persian Wars → followedBy → Muslim conquest of the Levant ⓘ
Arab–Byzantine wars → hasPart → Muslim conquest of Syria ⓘ
linked to: Muslim conquest of the Levant
Arab–Byzantine wars → hasPart → Muslim conquest of the Levant ⓘ
Arab–Byzantine wars → resultedIn → Arab conquest of Syria ⓘ
linked to: Muslim conquest of the Levant
Heraclian dynasty → notableEvent → Muslim conquest of the Levant ⓘ
Outremer → endCause → Muslim reconquest of the Levant ⓘ
linked to: Muslim conquest of the Levant
Early Islamic period → significantEvent → Muslim conquest of the Levant ⓘ
Byzantine province of Palaestina Prima → affectedBy → Muslim conquest of the Levant ⓘ
Amr ibn al-As → participatedIn → Muslim conquest of Syria ⓘ
linked to: Muslim conquest of the Levant
Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan → campaign → Muslim conquest of the Levant ⓘ
Ridda Wars → followedBy → Muslim conquest of the Levant ⓘ
Muslim conquest of North Africa → follows → Muslim conquest of the Levant ⓘ
Early Muslim conquests → hasPart → Muslim conquest of Syria ⓘ
linked to: Muslim conquest of the Levant
Battle of Yarmouk → partOf → Muslim conquest of the Levant ⓘ
Battle of Yarmouk → followedBy → Muslim conquest of Jerusalem ⓘ
linked to: Muslim conquest of the Levant
Battle of the Masts (655) → partOf → Muslim conquest of the Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
linked to: Muslim conquest of the Levant
Battle of Hattin → consequence → Muslim reconquest of Jerusalem ⓘ
linked to: Muslim conquest of the Levant
Siege of Damascus (634) → partOf → Muslim conquest of Syria ⓘ
linked to: Muslim conquest of the Levant
Siege of Damascus (634) → partOf → conquest of the Levant by the Rashidun Caliphate ⓘ
linked to: Muslim conquest of the Levant
Battle of the Masts → partOf → Muslim conquest of the Levant ⓘ
Battle of the Masts → predecessorEvent → Muslim conquest of Syria ⓘ
linked to: Muslim conquest of the Levant
House of Heraclius → notableEvent → Muslim conquest of the Levant ⓘ
Sophronius of Jerusalem → described → Islamic conquest of Jerusalem ⓘ
linked to: Muslim conquest of the Levant
Siege of Jerusalem (636–637) → conflict → Muslim conquest of the Levant ⓘ
Siege of Jerusalem (636–637) → result → Surrender of Jerusalem to the Rashidun Caliphate ⓘ
linked to: Muslim conquest of the Levant
Battle of Ajnadayn → conflictOf → Muslim conquest of the Levant ⓘ
Principality of Galilee → endEvent → Muslim reconquest of Galilee ⓘ
linked to: Muslim conquest of the Levant
Palaestina Secunda → dissolvedFollowing → Muslim conquest of the Levant ⓘ
Sasanian invasion of the Levant → followedBy → Muslim conquest of the Levant ⓘ
Palaestina Tertia → dissolvedAfter → Muslim conquest of the Levant ⓘ
Wars of Apostasy → followedBy → Muslim conquest of Syria ⓘ
linked to: Muslim conquest of the Levant
Muslim conquest of Armenia → follows → Muslim conquest of the Levant ⓘ
Battle of Fahl → partOf → Muslim conquest of the Levant ⓘ
Umayyad army → conflict → Muslim conquest of the Levant ⓘ
Shurahbil ibn Hasana → participatedIn → Muslim conquest of the Levant ⓘ
Battle of Marj al-Saffar → partOf → Muslim conquest of Syria ⓘ
linked to: Muslim conquest of the Levant
Vahan (Byzantine field commander) → conflict → Muslim conquest of the Levant ⓘ
ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣ ibn Wāʾil → tookPartIn → Muslim conquest of Palestine ⓘ
linked to: Muslim conquest of the Levant
Muslim forces → notableCampaign → Islamic conquest of the Levant ⓘ
linked to: Muslim conquest of the Levant